Consolidated income statement
For the year ended 31 March 2010
| Notes | Year to 31.3.2010 £m |
Year to 31.3.2009 £m |
|
| Continuing operations | |||
| Revenue | 2 | 704.7 | 694.1 |
| Operating costs | 3 | (428.9) | (420.5) |
| Profit on ordinary activities before interest | 2 | 275.8 | 273.6 |
| Finance costs payable | 6 | (143.7) | (183.5) |
| Finance income receivable | 6 | 37.2 | 61.8 |
| Share of profit after tax of jointly controlled entities | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
| Profit on ordinary activities before taxation | 2 | 170.2 | 152.7 |
| – current taxation | 7 | (37.8) | (32.1) |
| – deferred taxation | 7 | (9.5) | (132.5) |
| Profit/(loss) for the year | 122.9 | (11.9) | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Equity shareholders of the parent Company | 122.5 | (12.7) | |
| Minority interests | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| 122.9 | (11.9) | ||
| Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the | |||
| parent Company | 8 | 23.67p | (2.45p) |
| Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the | |||
| parent Company | 8 | 23.62p | (2.45p) |
| Adjusted earnings per share for profit from continuing operations attributable to | |||
| ordinary equity holders of the parent Company (excluding deferred tax) | 8 | 25.51p | 22.05p |
| Ordinary final dividend proposed per share | 9 | 8.85p | 8.50p |
| Dividend paid per share | 9 | 12.89p | 12.36p |